A decision by Gov. Greg Abbott to pause state funding for Flock Safety cameras is forcing law enforcement agencies across the Houston area to reconsider how they will pay for, and in some cases continue using, the license plate reader technology. The move comes as communities across Texas have in...
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HOUSTON – A Harris County mother says she’s caught between two courts — one handling a felony child abuse case against her ex-husband and another ordering her to return their children to him while the criminal case remains unresolved. Angelik Sims says she’s refusing to comply wi...
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An 81-year-old woman in Northwest Harris County says she is still without a chair and ottoman more than a year after she paid a man $655 to repair the furniture. Shirley West says she hired a man she identified as Rick Pierson in April 2025 after he represented himself as a furni...
safety
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – Several southbound lanes of I-45 are closed in Montgomery County after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a 18-wheeler. The collision happened at State Highway 242. Recommended Videos Sky 2 Chopper flew over the scene and captured images of police inves...
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The family of Christa Bauer Gilley has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Lee Gilley, the Houston man accused of killing his pregnant wife in 2024 before cutting off his ankle monitor and fleeing the country. Chris and Sharon Bauer filed suit against Lee Gilley in Harris Coun...
government
At the Oct. 6 Montgomery ISD special meeting, the principals for all district campuses provided the board of trustees with updates on initiatives they are implementing for the 2026-27 school year. Many principals also reviewed the recently released State of Texas Assessments of A...
Local
Editor’s note: This article is based on a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. Community Impact will update this story when more information is available. According to an Oct. 6 filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, AutoZone will be opening...
government
You scan your ballot and leave the polling place. So who keeps it safe, and how do election workers check that the numbers add up? Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth walked KPRC 2 through the process. She described locked ballot boxes, law enforcement transporting election mat...
schools
HOUSTON – For Texas homeowners, Governor Greg Abbott is promising a dramatic reduction in one of their biggest annual bills: He wants to eliminate the portion of property taxes that homeowners pay to their local school districts on their homesteads. “The amount you get on your bi...
